Southeast Missouri State University
Donald L. Harrison College of Business
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration Degree
Business Administration Major
(2013-2014 catalog year)
University Studies
(refer to www.semo.edu/ustudies/handbook for a list of courses by category with course descriptions and prerequisites)
_____UI100 First Year Seminar (waived for students who transfer in 24 or more degree hours earned after high school graduation)
_____EN100 English Composition (EN099 or placement)
_____Artistic Expression
_____Literary Expression
_____Oral Expression (SC105 is required of all business majors)
_____Written Expression (EN140 is required of all business majors) (EN100 or placement is prerequisite)
_____Behavioral Systems
_____Living Systems
_____Logical Systems (MA134 is required of all business majors) (MA102 with ‘C’ or placement)
____MA050, MA101, and MA102 may be required (based on placement)
_____Physical Systems
_____Major Civilization
_____Economic Systems (EC215 is required of all business majors) (after AD101 and MA134 with ‘C’ or better)
_____Political Systems
_____Social Systems
_____IU or UI3XX
_____IU or UI3XX
_____UI4XX (UI400 is required of all business majors) (after 90 hours & completion of 100-200 level univ studies)
Courses in bold fulfill requirements for University Studies and Core/Support Courses
Core/Support Courses (required of all BSBA majors) A grade of ‘C’ or better is required in each course.
Course prerequisites are listed in ( ) to the right of the course name. Business majors must be admitted to the Harrison College
of Business prior to enrolling in any upper level (300-500) business courses. Admission requirements include completion of
60 hours, a minimum 2.25 overall GPA, and completion of each lower level core/support course with a grade of ‘C’ or better.
_____AC221 Principles of Accounting I (30 hours, AD101, MA134) (Accounting majors need grade of ‘A’ or ‘B’ in AC221)
_____AC222 Principles of Accounting II (AC221) (Accounting majors need grade of ‘A’ or ‘B’ in AC222)
_____AD101 Intro to Microcomputer Applications (keyboarding skills)
_____BA490 Business Policy & Strategy (90 hours and completion of all business core except Intl’ Course)
_____BL255 Legal Environment of Business (30 hours)
_____EC215 Principles of Microeconomics (also counts for economic systems) (AD101, MA134)
_____EC225 Principles of Macroeconomics (EC215)
_____EN140 Rhetoric & Critical Thinking (also counts for written expression) (EN100 or placement)
_____FI361
Financial Management (60 hours, AC222, and EC225)
_____MA134 College Algebra (also counts for logical systems) (MA102 with ‘C’ or placement)
_____MG252 Business Communication (EN140) (AD101 is strongly recommended)
_____MG301 Principles of Management (45 hours) (must have advisor permission if not yet admitted to HCB)
_____MI375 Management Information Systems (60 hours and AD101; MG301 is pre or co-req)
_____MK301 Principles of Marketing (45 hours) (must have advisor permission if not yet admitted to HCB)
_____QM257 Business Statistics I (AD101, MA134)
_____QM258 Business Statistics II (QM257) students with a catalog year prior to fall 2013 take MA139 Applied Calculus instead
_____QM352 Management Science (60 hours and QM258)
_____QM358 Production/Operations Management (60 hours and QM258)
_____SC105 Fundamentals of Oral Communication (also counts for oral expression)
_____UI400 Business & Ethics (also counts for UI4XX) (90 hours, completion of 100-200 level Univ Studies)
_____International Business Course (select one from AC540, BA560, EC580, FI540, MG560, or MK560*)
*international course taken to meet the core/support course requirement cannot fulfill a major requirement)
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Southeast Missouri State University
Donald L. Harrison College of Business
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration Degree
Business Administration (2013 – 2014 catalog year)
The name of the major changed from Organizational Administration to Business Administration effective fall 2012.
Major Courses (24 hours)
(A minimum 2.25 GPA is required in major courses.)
24 Hours in AC 300:599, BA 300:599, BL 300:599, EC 300:599, FI 300:599, MG 300:599, MK 300:599,
(must be new hours not already counting as core/support courses)
There is not a specific set of courses. Students must select 24 hours of upper level (300-500) business courses
and must choose a minimum of four business disciplines* with no more than nine hours per discipline.
*Disciplines include AC/BA/BL/EC/FI/MG/MK courses and must be 300-500 level courses.
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Core and support courses will not count here.
No more than six hours may double count between this major and a minor in the Harrison College of
Business.
No more than nine hours may double count between this major and a second major under the Bachelor of
Science in Business Administration degree.
International business course (AC540, BA560, EC580, FI540, MG560, or MK560) taken to meet the core/support
course requirement may not be counted as a major requirement.
Courses may not be offered each semester. Students should plan accordingly based on tentative course rotation
schedules, which are typically available on department websites at www.semo.edu/hcb. Please note online sections
of the courses may not be offered each semester the course is taught.
Additional Graduation Requirements (0 hours):
_____MAPP entrance exam (taken during first semester) and MAPP exit exam (taken after 90 hours); 0 credit hours;
register through Testing Services at http://www.semo.edu/testing
_____WP003 (taken after ‘C’ or better in EN140 and completion of 75 hours); 0 credit hours; enroll through portal using
WP003 as course number; http://www.semo.edu/writing
_____CL001-CL004 Career Linkages; 0 hours; enroll through portal; all are completed online; http://www.semo.edu/careerlinkages
Graduation requirements for the BSBA degree include:
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successful completion of all required core/support, major, university studies, and minor (if applicable) courses
successful completion of Career Linkages 001-004, MAPP (entrance and exit) exams, and the WP003 exam
a minimum of 120 degree hours with a minimum 2.0 Southeast GPA, 2.25 overall GPA, and 2.25 major GPA
a minimum of 39 hours of senior college courses (300-599) must be completed after 45 hours
a minimum of 30 hours must be completed in residence at Southeast
30 of the last 60 hours must be earned at Southeast; last term must be completed at Southeast (see page 79 for exception criteria)
no more than 1/2 of the jr. college and 1/2 of the sr. college work on a major or minor may be taken by correspondence and/or extension
fifty percent of an individual’s business degree program (60 hours) must be comprised of non business courses
fifty percent of the business hours counted toward a business degree must be taken at Southeast (core and major requirements)
Requirements listed reflect the 2013-2014 undergraduate bulletin. Students should refer to DegreeWorks for specific
graduation requirements based on the student’s catalog year.
An advising appointment is required each semester prior to enrollment.
Advising for summer/fall begin in early February. Spring advising begins in early September.
HCB Advising Center
Dempster Hall 123
Source: 2013-2014 Undergraduate Bulletin
573-651-5090
www5.semo.edu/cobadvising
businessadvising@semo.edu
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